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Re: Rear Suspension Suggestions [Re: polara71] #1771555
03/06/15 09:50 PM
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Here she is a few years ago. The springs have held up well and the car sits perfect, In my opinion anyway

Re: Rear Suspension Suggestions [Re: polara71] #1771556
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This is the one I bought in October and you can see where the molding line is on the tire. I dont have a photo but now you can see the whole tire which is a bit too high for me, but as I said, it will settle in.

Re: Rear Suspension Suggestions [Re: polara71] #1771557
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If you find a spring shop, a good alternative may be simply adding a leaf to the springs you have. That will raise height by about an inch and stiffen it up. You should be able to replace the air shocks with standard. At my local shop, this service costs around $100 with springs off the car.

Re: Rear Suspension Suggestions [Re: ahy] #1771558
03/07/15 11:40 AM
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I did find a shop that is relatively close by, but the issue is I don't think I can leave it on jack stands for a week. I have it in a rented garage and its shared (not worried about the other tenant, they're cool). If I go the ESPO route, then I get it done in a few hours. The down side is I'll need a place to store my original springs. I'm also not confident about how the spring shop will do my springs (to my specs). I'm figuring about $325 for springs and shackle/bushing kits. Shocks are another item I'll need to ponder.


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Re: Rear Suspension Suggestions [Re: njdevil2] #1771559
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Another satisfied ESPO customer here. I put a pair of springs on my '57 Plymouth a few years back, and they've been fine.


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Re: Rear Suspension Suggestions [Re: zrxkawboy] #1771560
03/09/15 07:37 PM
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Come Friday, I think I'll become an ESPO customer. I just need to get it done.
Now, I just need to contemplate the front suspension.....


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